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H3370 • 2025

An Act relative to fairness in public contracting

An Act relative to fairness in public contracting

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Sponsor
Meghan K. Kilcoyne
Last action
2025-11-13
Official status
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to fairness in public contracting

An Act relative to fairness in public contracting By Representative Kilcoyne of Clinton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to fairness in public contracting By Representative Kilcoyne of Clinton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 3370) of Meghan K.
  • Kilcoyne and Jacob R.
  • Oliveira relative to additional work in contracts of the Division of Highways.

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  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-11-13 House

    Accompanied by H4714

  2. 2025-11-13 House

    Reported from the committee on House Rules

  3. 2025-11-13 House

    Reported on the residue of H4714

  4. 2025-11-13 House

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

  5. 2025-11-10 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H4714

  6. 2025-07-15 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 07/22/2025 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1

  7. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight

  8. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to fairness in public contracting
By Representative Kilcoyne of Clinton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3370) of Meghan K. Kilcoyne and Jacob R. Oliveira relative to additional work in contracts of the Division of Highways. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.3370

Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the division of highways, as established by Section 37 of Chapter 6C of the General Laws, is hereby directed to amend its standard specifications, supplemental specifications, special provisions, and contract documents to provide for a minimum of 15 percent for overhead for work deemed to be additional work or extra work.

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